heuristisch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- heuristic noun A practical rule of thumb that lets someone reach a workable answer quickly, without guaranteeing it is the best one.
Senses
heuristisch is used for these senses in English:
- heuristic (of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one. [from 1821]
heuristic — full definition
- noun A practical rule of thumb that lets someone reach a workable answer quickly, without guaranteeing it is the best one.
- adjective Using trial, experience and approximation to find a good-enough solution rather than working through every possibility.
- adjective Encouraging people to learn by investigating and discovering things for themselves.